August 25, 2009

With the CDC's most recent prediction that nearly half the US population could be infected in some fashion with the H1N1 Swine Flu virus, you have to wonder which college football team is going to have their season damaged by an outbreak.

I'm not really talking about player deaths here. I'm talking about a week or two of having a large portion of a team's players slowed by flu like symptoms. Think it's all hyperbole and not likely to impact anyone's season?

"Cutcliffe, whose team is scheduled to hold a closed scrimmage today, said multiple players have battled symptoms of the virus, also known as swine flu, since the opening of training camp on Aug. 5. Several players have returned to practice, while others are recovering and will play a limited role in today's full-pad scrimmage."

In Duke's case, they've been dealing with the disease for at least 10 days. The News-Observer article says that healthy college aged athletes should suffer problems for 3-5 days on average, but their lives aren't generally at risk. But that's 3-5 days per player as it moves through a team. Thus, the near two week window if it's not isolated quickly within a team.

I'm taking a shipment of infected National Championship commemorative blankets to the Florida football team and staff about October 14th (two allow for a 2 week incubation period). Anyone want to ride in the semi with me?

It is common for kids, no matter the age group/grade, to become ill/sick within the first few weeks of school. When you put hunders of kids with relatively poor hygene (i.e. lack of hand washing, picking noses etc.)together of course they become ill/sick. After touching the pencil sharpener, door knob, desktops the next move is to touch the face or mouth. Now imagine 100football players in constant contact living in heated conditions doing the same. What is going to happen? They spread germs and get sick! The "H1N1 Swine Flu" is merely a governmental hoax! Watch me juggle with my left hand, while I pick your pocket with my right! Pay attention to what our government is attempting to now! H1N1 Virus! Oh, EVERYONE needs health care NOW! Do not believe everything you read!!!

In few people severe complications like Influenza pneumonia (primary) may be encountered, which is life threatening. This is caused by the virus and can be dangerous if not treated immediately in a hospital.More Information:http://www.manipalcureandcare.com/preventive/Flu-Influenza.aspx